Should the term DJ be changed?
Should the term DJ be changed? Posted on: 25.04.2013 by Cindi Stolzenbach In the early '90s I mixed with turntables and records, now I mix with media players and USB thumb drives. Am I still a Disc Jockey?I originally posted this on my facebook profile and one response said "LTJ = Laptop Jockeys. JDJ= Jump drive jockey." I replied with "Keep DJ but change it to Drive Jockey?" Another friend said he's putting "music curated by..." on his flyers. Jason | |
| Dorie Scelzo 26.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Patch
Also, I like the "music curated by...." comment. Theo Parish is kind of a dickwad about his opinions, but he uses the term "selector", and I like that as well. But in the end, the name is marketing. And social conventions will dictate it to some degree. |
| Jetta Drenzek 27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| Jetta Drenzek 27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| nayit ruiz jaramillo 26.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Patch
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| Cindi Stolzenbach 25.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SwedeDreams
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| Cindi Stolzenbach 25.04.2013 | In the early '90s I mixed with turntables and records, now I mix with media players and USB thumb drives. Am I still a Disc Jockey? I originally posted this on my facebook profile and one response said "LTJ = Laptop Jockeys. JDJ= Jump drive jockey." I replied with "Keep DJ but change it to Drive Jockey?" Another friend said he's putting "music curated by..." on his flyers. Jason |
| Dorie Scelzo 26.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Patch
Also, I like the "music curated by...." comment. Theo Parish is kind of a dickwad about his opinions, but he uses the term "selector", and I like that as well. But in the end, the name is marketing. And social conventions will dictate it to some degree. |
| Jetta Drenzek 27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| Augustine Mitzen 27.04.2013 | no, twiddler sounds cooler |
| Jetta Drenzek 27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| Augustine Mitzen 27.04.2013 | I vouch for the term knob twiddler |
| nayit ruiz jaramillo 26.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Patch
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| Brunilda Kora 26.04.2013 | Let's stop talking about this garbage. Go and practice, or do a bit of digging, research a new technique - anything. But DON'T waste any more time discussing this most trivial of issues. |
| Jetta Drenzek 26.04.2013 | Yeeaah.... No. PC stands for personal computer, but thanks to the internet and social media, most PCs aren't personal at all. On a more serious note, they where called personal computer when they came out because the only computers you would have access to were at workplaces and such. Now, everyone and their dog has a PC, so there's no need to call them such anymore, because it's not that big a deal to have your own computer now, and hasn't been for over a decade. So should we change the name? Absolutely not. |
| Celestine Porebski 26.04.2013 | Might I suggest Jisk Dockey as the new term of choice? |
| Marshall Aby 26.04.2013 | redacted |
| Cindi Stolzenbach 25.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SwedeDreams
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| Emelina Chillson 25.04.2013 | Iono man. I stopped putting the initals dj in front of my name once I got comfortable playing out my own productions and remixes. I believe the term has come to label a vast group of individuals. When people ask me what my role is, I usually answer with producer, but to each his own. |
| Emerson Crist 25.04.2013 | how about disk jockey? |
| Georgie Lukowiak 25.04.2013 | not sure if legit thread .....or trolling |
| Margie Pavell 25.04.2013 | nope |
| Marjorie Fallucca 25.04.2013 | No it shouldn't . |
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